Google investing up to $40B in Anthropic (opens in new tab)

(bloomberg.com)

50 pointschang12mo ago8 comments

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ZeroGravitas2mo ago· 4 in thread

Does this mean Google is a proscribed terrorist organisation or whatever the legal designation is and can no longer work with the US government?

layer82mo ago

No. Google can’t make use of Anthropic within the scope of their own government contracts. That doesn’t mean they can’t invest in Anthropic otherwise.

tomrod2mo ago

Does the EO actually hold any weight to that designation, or is that decided by the US Congress?

infecto2mo ago

Was there ever anything more than a tweet from the secretary of defense? That holds no weight.

layer82mo ago

Yes, they’ve been formally designated: https://www.anthropic.com/news/where-stand-department-war

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tomhow2mo ago

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neofrommatrix2mo ago

Layoffs next month to make up for this? /s

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8 comments

7 comments · 3 top-level

ZeroGravitas2mo ago· 4 in thread

Does this mean Google is a proscribed terrorist organisation or whatever the legal designation is and can no longer work with the US government?

layer82mo ago

No. Google can’t make use of Anthropic within the scope of their own government contracts. That doesn’t mean they can’t invest in Anthropic otherwise.

tomrod2mo ago

Does the EO actually hold any weight to that designation, or is that decided by the US Congress?

infecto2mo ago

Was there ever anything more than a tweet from the secretary of defense? That holds no weight.

layer82mo ago

Yes, they’ve been formally designated: https://www.anthropic.com/news/where-stand-department-war

1 more reply

tomhow2mo ago

Comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47892074.

neofrommatrix2mo ago

Layoffs next month to make up for this? /s

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